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searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p><b>No. 13 (City of Darwin) Squadron</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF) squadron. The unit saw combat during World War II as a bomber and maritime patrol squadron and is currently active as a mixed regular and reserve RAAF unit located in <a href="/wiki/Darwin,_Northern_Territory" title="Darwin, Northern Territory">Darwin</a>, fulfilling both operational support and training duties.<sup id="cite_ref-Stackpool_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stackpool-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._13_Squadron_RAAF&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._13_Squadron_RAAF&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>No. 13 Squadron was formed from elements of <a href="/wiki/No._12_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 12 Squadron RAAF">No. 12 Squadron</a> at <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Darwin" title="RAAF Base Darwin">RAAF Station Darwin</a> on 1 June 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarnes200077_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarnes200077-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its first <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> was Wing Commander <a href="/wiki/John_Balmer" title="John Balmer">John Balmer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarnes200079_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarnes200079-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The squadron initially operated <a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">Avro Ansons</a> in the general reconnaissance role and flew maritime surveillance patrols over the seas to the north of Australia and survey flights over <a href="/wiki/Northern_Australia" title="Northern Australia">northern Australia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RAAF_Museum_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RAAF_Museum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The squadron was re-equipped with <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson" title="Lockheed Hudson">Lockheed Hudson</a> light bombers, suffering its first loss in September when an aircraft was destroyed on take-off. In early 1941, the squadron was tasked with locating a German commerce raider and a <a href="/wiki/U-boat" title="U-boat">U-boat</a>, before joining the search for survivors from <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Sydney_(D48)" title="HMAS Sydney (D48)">HMAS <i>Sydney</i></a> following its battle with the <a href="/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Kormoran" title="German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran">German auxiliary cruiser <i>Kormoran</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarnes200077_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarnes200077-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 1941, the squadron began familiarisation flights over the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies" title="Dutch East Indies">Netherlands East Indies</a> in preparation for deploying to the NEI following the outbreak of war with Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERAAF_Historical_Section199539_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERAAF_Historical_Section199539-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 December 1941, the day before the start of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_War" title="Pacific War">Pacific War</a>—the position of the <a href="/wiki/International_Date_Line" title="International Date Line">International Date Line</a> meant this was actually a day before the famous attack on <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Harbor" title="Pearl Harbor">Pearl Harbor</a>, only with the same date—No. 13 Squadron deployed two <a href="/wiki/Flight_(military_unit)" title="Flight (military unit)">flights</a> of Hudsons (a total of six aircraft) to <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ambon" title="Battle of Ambon">Ambon</a>, where they were based at <a href="/wiki/Pattimura_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Pattimura International Airport">Laha Airfield</a> in the NEI.<sup id="cite_ref-RAAF_Museum_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RAAF_Museum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWigmore1957418–419_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWigmore1957418–419-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The squadron's operations record book for 8 December 1941 recorded that: "At the outbreak of war with Japan the Squadron's Aircraft strength was 12 Hudsons, of which six were operating from Laha, NEI. The remainder of the Aircraft were left at Darwin pending the executive from higher authority to proceed to Namlea, NEI."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three days later, the squadron's commander, Wing Commander Joshua McDonald, was killed in an accident; <a href="/wiki/Squadron_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Squadron Leader">Squadron Leader</a> John Ryland took over and shortly afterwards the squadron deployed its third flight to <a href="/wiki/Namlea_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Namlea Airport">Namlea Airfield</a> on <a href="/wiki/Buru" title="Buru">Buru Island</a>. At the end of the month, the third flight moved to <a href="/wiki/Babo_Airport" title="Babo Airport">Babo</a> in <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_New_Guinea" class="mw-redirect" title="Netherlands New Guinea">Dutch New Guinea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWigmore1957419_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWigmore1957419-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Flying in the face of heavy resistance, and lacking fighter support, the squadron's aircraft conducted operations throughout the eastern islands of the NEI, during which several aircraft were lost. Others were also destroyed on the ground as Japanese aircraft attacked Laha.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarnes200077–78_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarnes200077–78-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The surviving aircraft from these flights returned to Darwin in February 1942, as Ambon faced invasion.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEather199550_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEather199550-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:13_Squadron_RAAF_Hudson_aircrew_Hughes_NT_Feb_1943_AWM_NWA0074.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Five men in tropical military uniforms stand beside rear fuselage and turret of Lockheed Hudson bomber" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/13_Squadron_RAAF_Hudson_aircrew_Hughes_NT_Feb_1943_AWM_NWA0074.jpg/220px-13_Squadron_RAAF_Hudson_aircrew_Hughes_NT_Feb_1943_AWM_NWA0074.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/13_Squadron_RAAF_Hudson_aircrew_Hughes_NT_Feb_1943_AWM_NWA0074.jpg/330px-13_Squadron_RAAF_Hudson_aircrew_Hughes_NT_Feb_1943_AWM_NWA0074.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/13_Squadron_RAAF_Hudson_aircrew_Hughes_NT_Feb_1943_AWM_NWA0074.jpg/440px-13_Squadron_RAAF_Hudson_aircrew_Hughes_NT_Feb_1943_AWM_NWA0074.jpg 2x" data-file-width="635" data-file-height="475" /></a><figcaption>Aircrew of No. 13 Squadron beside their Hudson bomber at Hughes, Northern Territory, in 1943</figcaption></figure> <p>No. 13 Squadron was severely affected by the Japanese <a href="/wiki/Air_raids_on_Darwin,_February_19,_1942" class="mw-redirect" title="Air raids on Darwin, February 19, 1942">air raids on Darwin</a> on 19 February 1942, the squadron's headquarters, stores and spares being destroyed.<sup id="cite_ref-RAAF_Museum_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RAAF_Museum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its aircraft were undamaged, having been moved inland to <a href="/wiki/Daly_Waters_Airfield" title="Daly Waters Airfield">Daly Waters</a> the previous week, or over <a href="/wiki/Timor" title="Timor">Timor</a> on task. In March, No. 13 Squadron moved to <a href="/wiki/Hughes_Airfield" title="Hughes Airfield">Hughes Airfield</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarnes200078_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarnes200078-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of the squadron's heavy losses during the defence of the NEI and the raids on Darwin, No. 13 Squadron generally only had one or two aircraft operational on most days in early 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERAAF_Historical_Section199540_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERAAF_Historical_Section199540-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, the squadron continued to fly operational attack and reconnaissance missions over the NEI, including an anti-shipping raid around Beco, in Timor, on 10 August 1942, sinking <a href="/wiki/Japanese_netlayer_Fukuei_Maru_No._15_(1939)" title="Japanese netlayer Fukuei Maru No. 15 (1939)">Japanese netlayer Fukuei Maru No. 15</a> and damaged another in a mast-height attack that was launched in response from intelligence information provided by Australian commandos deployed on the island as part of <a href="/wiki/Sparrow_Force" title="Sparrow Force">Sparrow Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETurner199942_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETurner199942-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No. 13 Squadron was later awarded the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidential Unit Citation (US)">United States Presidential Unit Citation</a> for its operations over Timor during August and September 1942; it is one of only two RAAF squadrons to have received this honour, the other unit being <a href="/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 2 Squadron RAAF">No. 2 Squadron</a> for its performance in the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RAAF_Museum_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RAAF_Museum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The squadron continued to conduct operations against the Japanese until 4 April 1943, when it handed over its Hudsons to No. 2 Squadron and was withdrawn to <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Fairbairn" class="mw-redirect" title="RAAF Base Fairbairn">RAAF Base Fairbairn</a> to rest and re-equip. At Fairbairn the squadron took delivery of <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufort" title="Bristol Beaufort">Bristol Beaufort</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Ventura" title="Lockheed Ventura">Lockheed Ventura</a> aircraft and conducted anti-submarine and shipping patrols along the Australian east coast. The Beauforts were handed over to No. 2 Squadron in August.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarnes200078_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarnes200078-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AWM_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AWM-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The future Australian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Gough_Whitlam" title="Gough Whitlam">Gough Whitlam</a> served with the squadron as a navigator from 2 August 1943 until February 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>No. 13 Squadron moved to <a href="/wiki/Cooktown" class="mw-redirect" title="Cooktown">Cooktown</a>, north-eastern <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>, in late May 1944 before moving again to <a href="/wiki/Gove_Airport" title="Gove Airport">Gove</a>, Northern Territory, in August; from there it mainly carried out anti-submarine and escort patrols, though it also mounted a small number of bombing raids against the eastern islands of the NEI.<sup id="cite_ref-RAAF_Museum_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RAAF_Museum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late June 1945, the squadron moved to <a href="/wiki/Leo_Wattimena_Airport" title="Leo Wattimena Airport">Morotai</a> in the NEI and, soon after the end of the war, to <a href="/wiki/Labuan_Airport" title="Labuan Airport">Labuan</a> in <a href="/wiki/British_North_Borneo" class="mw-redirect" title="British North Borneo">British North Borneo</a>. From Labuan the squadron operated in the transport role and ferried <a href="/wiki/Prisoner_of_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Prisoner of War">ex-prisoners of war</a> and other personnel back to Australia before being disbanded on 11 January 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarnes200078–79_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarnes200078–79-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Casualties during the war amounted to 87 personnel killed.<sup id="cite_ref-AWM_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AWM-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reformation">Reformation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._13_Squadron_RAAF&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reformation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RAAF_aircraftswoman_with_a_biosecurity_bin_at_RAAF_Darwin_in_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/RAAF_aircraftswoman_with_a_biosecurity_bin_at_RAAF_Darwin_in_2018.jpg/220px-RAAF_aircraftswoman_with_a_biosecurity_bin_at_RAAF_Darwin_in_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/RAAF_aircraftswoman_with_a_biosecurity_bin_at_RAAF_Darwin_in_2018.jpg/330px-RAAF_aircraftswoman_with_a_biosecurity_bin_at_RAAF_Darwin_in_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/RAAF_aircraftswoman_with_a_biosecurity_bin_at_RAAF_Darwin_in_2018.jpg/440px-RAAF_aircraftswoman_with_a_biosecurity_bin_at_RAAF_Darwin_in_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5172" data-file-height="3365" /></a><figcaption>A member of No. 13 Squadron standing by a USAF <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">Boeing B-52 Stratofortress</a> with a bioenvironmental security kit in 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>No. 13 Squadron was re-formed as a non-flying Active Reserve squadron located at RAAF Base Darwin on 1 July 1989; later that month it was conferred with the title "No. 13 (City of Darwin) Squadron".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarnes200079_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarnes200079-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 31 May 1990, the squadron was officially presented the Presidential Unit Citation it had been awarded in 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEather199551_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEather199551-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 July 2010, changes to the structure of the <a href="/wiki/Combat_Support_Group_RAAF" title="Combat Support Group RAAF">Combat Support Group</a> resulted in the combat support and fixed-base services functions of <a href="/wiki/No._321_Expeditionary_Combat_Support_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 321 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron RAAF">No. 321 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron</a> (321 ECSS) being integrated with No. 13 Squadron at Darwin and 321 ECSS being disbanded.<sup id="cite_ref-Stackpool_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stackpool-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commanding_Officers">Commanding Officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._13_Squadron_RAAF&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Commanding Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following officers commanded No. 13 Squadron between 1940 and 1946:<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Wing Commander <a href="/wiki/John_Balmer" title="John Balmer">John Balmer</a></li> <li>Graham Barton</li> <li>Robert Holmes</li> <li>Lyle Holswich</li> <li>William Keenan</li> <li>Wing Commander Joshua McDonald</li> <li>Ralph Moran</li> <li>Peter Parker</li> <li>Squadron Leader John Ryland</li> <li>John Whyte</li> <li>Frederick Wittscheibe</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Base_locations">Base locations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._13_Squadron_RAAF&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Base locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The squadron's bases have included:<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Darwin: 1 June 1940 – 6 December 1941</li> <li>Laha: 6 December 1941 – 31 January 1942</li> <li>Darwin: 31 January 1942 – 2 May 1942</li> <li>Hughes: 2 May 1942 – 19 April 1943</li> <li>Unknown: 20 April 1943 – 24 August 1944</li> <li>Gove: 25 August 1944 – 26 June 1945</li> <li>Transit to Borneo, via Morotai: 27 June 1945 – 14 July 1945</li> <li>Labuan, Borneo, 15 July 1945 – 11 January 1946</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_operated">Aircraft operated</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._13_Squadron_RAAF&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Aircraft operated"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>No. 13 Squadron operated the following aircraft:<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarnes200077–79_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarnes200077–79-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">Avro Anson</a> (June 1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson" title="Lockheed Hudson">Lockheed Hudson</a> (June 1940 – April 1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufort" title="Bristol Beaufort">Bristol Beaufort</a> (April–August 1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Ventura" title="Lockheed Ventura">Lockheed Ventura</a> (April 1943 – January 1946)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._13_Squadron_RAAF&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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title="No. 26 Squadron RAAF">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._27_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 27 Squadron RAAF">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._28_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 28 Squadron RAAF">28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._29_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 29 Squadron RAAF">29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._30_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 30 Squadron RAAF">30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._31_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 31 Squadron RAAF">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._32_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 32 Squadron RAAF">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._33_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 33 Squadron RAAF">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._34_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 34 Squadron RAAF">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._35_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 35 Squadron RAAF">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._36_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 36 Squadron RAAF">36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._37_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 37 Squadron RAAF">37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._38_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 38 Squadron RAAF">38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._40_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 40 Squadron RAAF">40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._41_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 41 Squadron RAAF">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._42_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 42 Squadron RAAF">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._43_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 43 Squadron RAAF">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._60_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 60 Squadron RAAF">60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._66_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 66 Squadron RAAF">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._67_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 67 Squadron RAAF">67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._71_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 71 Squadron RAAF">71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._73_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 73 Squadron RAAF">73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._75_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 75 Squadron RAAF">75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._76_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 76 Squadron RAAF">76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._77_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 77 Squadron 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